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Get Shorty
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6.5Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
Cast
- John Travolta as Chili Palmer
- Gene Hackman as Harry Zimm
- Rene Russo as Karen Flores
- Danny DeVito as Martin Weir
- Dennis Farina as Ray 'Bones' Barboni
- Delroy Lindo as Bo Catlett
Themes
- based on novel or book
- miami, florida
- gambling
- gangster
- money
- murder
- travel
- mobster
- mafia
- business
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
95,310 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
81/100
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 6 wins & 16 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Screenplay by
- Scott Frank
- Based on
- Get Shorty , by Elmore Leonard
- Produced by
- Danny DeVito , Michael Shamberg , Stacey Sher
- Starring
- John Travolta Gene Hackman Rene Russo Danny DeVito
- Cinematography
- Donald Peterman
- Edited by
- Jim Miller
- Music by
- John Lurie
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures , Jersey Films
- Distributed by
- MGM/UA Distribution Co. (United States) United International Pictures (International)
- Release date
- October 20, 1995 ( 1995-10-20 )
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $115.1 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Get Shorty is a 1995 American gangster comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Scott Frank, based on Elmore Leonard's 1990 novel. The film stars John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Delroy Lindo, James Gandolfini, Dennis Farina and Danny DeVito. It follows Chili Palmer (Travolta), a Miami mobster and loan shark who inadvertently gets involved with a Hollywood feature film production. Get Shorty was released on October 20, 1995 by MGM/UA Distribution Co. in the United States and by United International Pictures internationally. The film received critical acclaim and went on to gross $115.1 million against a $30 million budget. Travolta went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in the film at the 53rd Golden Globe Awards. The film's success launched its titular franchise, including a sequel titled Be Cool (2005) and a television series, which debuted in 2017.
Plot
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